Some turntables of the character: Full, no background, model, and topology.
full character
close up
Full body, no background
Close up, no background
One of the original concept sketches I made
Giving myself Draw-overs to guide progress
Giving myself Draw-overs to guide progress
A small bit of the reference mood board I put together to communicate ideas early on.
Some thoughts on picking the right pose for this character...
Neutral model material development
Neutral model material development
skin in Substance Painter
skin in Substance Painter (albedo only)
costume in substance painter
costume in substance painter
Wire (moded in Maya, sculpted in zbrush)
Wire (moded in Maya, sculpted in zbrush)
The techno background was oddly fun to design
In mid December 2020, I was approached by some administrators at the Academy of Animated Arts about a project in conjunction with the Foundry, and Black Girls Code. The Academy of Animated Arts is running a lighting course and they needed an original character for the course. I was fortunate enough to be asked to create Ashli, a young woman who is so in-tune with the world of coding, she's able manifest technological wonders in our physical reality. I was responsible for her story, concept, and all visual aspects shown here. I am deeply honored to be a part of this project, and I can't wait to see what young people who take the course create.
